31 May
2007
31 May
'07
12:23 p.m.
On 31 May 2007 at 10:19, Chris M wrote:
Good point. I do remember a story about a golden
calf
being made out in the desert somewhere...
But not even sure if they melted the gold (although
it was probably possible). But rather heated to a
point where it could be beaten into shape.
You can melt gold easily with nothing more than a cow and a tree
(Charcoal and bellows). Gold melts at 1064C, lower than the melting
point of copper (1085C). Iron, by contrast, melts at 1535C.
Cheers,
Chuck